After a second night of extensive flooding, Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner toured the city to assess the damage the flood waters have done, and declared, via Twitter, that, "Things are looking better" -- although conditions remain dangerous in the city.

"Public works has their work cut out for them," Beckner told the Daily Camera around 2 a.m. of the flood damage to the city.

Beckner said that when he went out this morning just after midnight to survey the city, Boulder Creek had dropped from its peak flow of about 5,000 cubic feet per second.

But Beckner said he was still shocked at the amount of water still flowing into the city's streets.

"We knew the water had subsided somewhat, but it was still amazing the amount of water that was still outside the creek," Beckner said. "I was surprised at the amount of water still out on the roads."

Beckner also said he saw all sorts of debris littering the roads, making driving impossible in some areas.

"There's a lot of debris and mud in the roadway," Beckner said. "Rocks, boulders, mud, logs."

In light of the flooding, Beckner said he was proud of how law enforcement agencies have been able to work together.

"I'm very pleased and proud of our employees and certainly proud and pleased with the employees of the other agencies," Beckner said. "We prepare for floods every year, but we don't have a lot of them. For not doing it very often, things went very well."

But Beckner admitted their work was far from done, and said from what he saw on his tour of the city, the cleanup will not be an easy task.

"The roads are probably going to be the easiest part. The hard part is the repairs that need to be made," Beckner said. "Then you've got to look at the residents who have been flooded. There's an awful lot of damaged homes and businesses out there, and it's not a pleasant thing to have your home flooded."

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